INJURY, n. An offense next in degree of enormity to a slight.
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GRAMMAR, n. A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet for the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction.
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SYLLOGISM, n. A logical formula consisting of a major and a minor assumption and an inconsequent.
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JEWS-HARP, n. An unmusical instrument, played by holding it fast with the teeth and trying to brush it away with the finger.
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TALK, v.t. To commit an indiscretion without temptation, from an impulse without purpose.
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PIG, n. An animal ('Porcus omnivorus') closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in scope, for it sticks at pig.
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